ちょうど食器を片付けたあと、玄関のベルが鳴るのをジョーンは聞いた。

Sentence Analyzer

ちょうど食器を片付けたあと、玄関のべるが鳴るのをジョーンは聞いた。

English Translation

Just after putting away the dishes, Joan heard the doorbell ring.

Furigana

ちょうど食器(しょっき)を片付(かたづ)けたあと、玄関(げんかん)のベルが鳴(な)るのをジョーンは聞(き)いた。

Romanji

Chōdo shokki o katazuketa ato, genkan no beru ga naru no o Jo-N wa kiita.

Words

丁度 (ちょうど)

just; right; exactly

食器 (しょっき)

tableware

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

片付ける (かたづける)

to tidy up; to put in order; to straighten up; to put away; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end; to marry off (e.g. a daughter); to do away with someone; to bump someone off

後 (あと)

behind; rear; after; later; after one's death; remainder; the rest; descendant; successor; heir; past; previous; more (e.g. five more minutes); left

玄関 (げんかん)

entranceway; entry hall; vestibule; foyer; entryway; mud room

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

ベル (ベル)

bell; bel; B

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

鳴る (なる)

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance